Water pump
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Location
| Street: | Lewes Road |
| Town: | Ringmer |
| Parish: | Ringmer |
| Council: | Lewes District Council |
| County: | East Sussex |
| Postcode: | BN8 |
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| Object setting: | Road or Wayside |
| Access is: | Public |
| Location note: | On a grassed area, almost opposite the junction with Church Crescent |
| In the AZ book: | East Sussex |
| Page: | 94 |
| Grid reference: | D9 |
| The A-Z books used are A-Z East Sussex and A-Z West Sussex (Editions 1A 2005). Geographers' A-Z Map Company Ltd. Sevenoaks. | |
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Makers
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General Information
| Commissioned by: | W.P. Boxall |
| Construction period: | 1852 |
| Installation date: | 1852 |
| Work is: | Extant |
| Owner custodian: | Ringmer Parish Council |
| Object listing: | Grade II: of special interest warranting every effort to preserve them |
| Description: | Octagonal iron pump with a ‘lion’s tail’ handle, facing north west onto the road. Gothic decoration and ogival cap. To the back of the pump is an upright stone slab that has an inscribed metal plaque. |
| Inscription: | THIS WELL WAS SUNK AND PUMP ERECTED BY W.P. BOXALL ESQ OF DELVES HOUSE AND PRESENTED BY HIM FOR THE USE OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH 1852 ____________ TAKE NOTICE PERSONS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OBTAIN WATER AT THIS PUMP FOR CATTLE |
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Classification
| Categories: | Functional, Free Standing, Composite, Roadside / Wayside |
| Object type1: | Fountain |
| Object subtype1: | Pump |
| Subject type1: | Non-figurative |
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Object Parts
| Part 1: | Pump |
| Material: | Cast iron, painted green |
| Height (cm): | 165 |
| Width (cm): | 40 |
| Depth (cm): | 40 |
| Part 2: | Upright with inscribed plaque |
| Material: | Stone & metal |
| Height (cm): | 120 |
| Width (cm): | 65 |
| Depth (cm): | 9 |
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Object Condition
| Overall condition: | Good |
| Risk assessment: | No known risk |
| Condition 1 of type: | Surface |
| Condition 1: | Corrosion, deterioration |
| More details: | Paintwork peeling off the plaque. |
| Date of on-site inspection: | 06/08/2008 |
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History
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References
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Photographs
Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
 Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |  Author: Anthony McIntosh Copyright: Creative Commons |
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